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Pulmuone announced a 12.3 percent increase in its US kimchi sales during the first half of the year, driven by growing demand for Korean fermented foods. The company produces the kimchi at its global plant in Iksan, North Jeolla Province.
Lee Won-taeg, the governor-elect of North Jeolla Province, has extended an invitation to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang for a casual dinner meeting in Saemangeum.
Cold wave advisories have been issued for parts of Gangwon, South Chungcheong, and North Jeolla provinces in South Korea, marking the latest such issuance since records began in 2005.
Hyundai Motor Group is collaborating with state-run financial institutions to transform the Saemangeum area in North Jeolla Province into a major industrial hub for robotics, AI, and clean energy.
Visa denials have blocked 167 international students under 19 from attending vocational schools in South Korea for the 2026 academic year, prompting calls for closer coordination among government agencies, a National Assembly report said Monday. The report from the National Assembly Research Service said 100 students were denied visas in South Jeolla Province, followed by 33 in North Gyeongsang Province and 17 each in North Jeolla and South Chungcheong provinces, after being admitted to vocation
Heavy rainfall has caused significant damage in South Wairarapa, New Zealand, following a previous deluge, and also in Chungcheong and North Jeolla provinces in South Korea.
Pulmuone has broken ground on South Korea's first land-based seaweed aquaculture R&D center in Saemangeum, North Jeolla Province, aiming to commercialize next-generation seaweed farming technologies.
A South Korean court dismissed an injunction request from North Jeolla Governor Kim Kwan-young, upholding his expulsion from the ruling Democratic Party amidst allegations of illegal cash handouts.
The Jeonju Jungang Cathedral in North Jeolla Province, constructed in 1956, has been officially registered as a National Registered Cultural Heritage by the Korea Heritage Service.
President Lee Jae Myung said Hyundai Motor Group’s more than $6 billion plan to build an innovation growth hub on reclaimed land in North Jeolla Province could “completely reshape the economic map” of South Korea’s southwestern region. Lee attended an investment signing ceremony on Friday, as Hyundai unveiled a 9 trillion won ($6.26 billion) plan to build a suite of advanced facilities encompassing artificial intelligence, robotics and clean energy in Saemangeum, home to Korea’s largest land rec
The Korea Heritage Service has designated Gwanghallu Pavilion in Namwon, North Jeolla Province, as a national treasure, 63 years after its initial listing as a treasure.
Hyundai Motor Group, Nvidia, and the South Korean government are reportedly in talks to establish an artificial intelligence technology center in North Jeolla Province, South Korea.
North Korea is distancing itself from longtime partner Iran and carefully managing its public messaging to preserve the possibility of a new relationship with Washington after the war, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service has assessed, according to lawmakers briefed by the agency. The NIS told a closed-door parliamentary session that Pyongyang has sent no weapons […]
A man in his 90s died after falling onto the tracks at Namwon Station in North Jeolla Province, South Korea, reportedly while attempting to board a departing train.